Carisa Blackmon Email & Phone Number

Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, Texas, United States

Frisco, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Frisco, Texas

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Manage and direct a team of Marketing Coordinators as they complete proposals and other marketing requests for business development efforts
• Serve as primary contact for all business development support requests and activities, including RFPs/proposals, qualifications packages, custom brochures, and presentation materials
• Serve as lead proposal/project manager on key pursuits and target client opportunities
• Oversee the process and quality of final product for all business development materials completed by the team
• Manage content database and marketing automation platform (Cosential)
• Manage marketing activities such as advertising, industry surveys and rankings, merchandise and promotional items, company and sector brochures, job site branding, industry sponsorships, and event support

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Serve as primary point person for local ministry partner relationships and ministry opportunities
• Provide ongoing evaluation of ministry partnerships internally
• Develop and coordinate relationships with ministry partner staff and organizational leadership
• Assist in budget process, including reviewing and approving budget proposals from partners
• Work with lay leaders to craft strategic initiatives, budget proposals, and mobilization strategies
• Provide recommendations for new ministry opportunities and partnerships

Dallas, Texas

• Led large sales pursuits for IT outsourcing services (ex. data center infrastructure and services, service desk/end user computing, and enterprise data storage), with contract values up to $200m
• Facilitated internal meetings with cross-functional pursuit teams (sales, solution design team, finance, etc.) to design solution and develop overall win strategy
• Managed writing and editing teams on pursuits to ensure proposal deadlines were met and documents were aligned with client expectations and guidelines
• Ensured all deliverables clearly communicated the proposed solution and win themes
• Managed pursuit governance processes, including facilitating meetings and approvals with senior executives
• Supported sales and solution leads on all phases of a pursuit, including initial proposal, down-select/orals, due diligence, and contract negotiations

Dallas, Texas

• Developed sales content and deliverables, including pitch decks, proposals, and introductory collateral
• Created and maintained all content for sales use
• Facilitated proposal development (kick-off calls, checkpoint meetings, content assignments, etc.)with key subject matter experts
• Supported corporate sales team, Managing Directors, Directors, and other field consultants (20+individuals) with all sales and post-sales activities and deliverables
• Executed customer satisfaction surveys and compiled results for leadership

• Developed and executed strategic marketing campaigns to target prospects (ex. direct mail campaigns targeted to high-level executives in specific industries)
• Executed prospect nurturing strategies (e.g. newsletter highlighting current business issues & solutions)
• Created customized content for marketing campaigns, company website, PR initiatives, and general marketing collateral
• Worked with sales team and executives to determine marketing strategy per company direction and goals
• Developed internal/corporate communication pieces, including sensitive C-level messages
• Worked with internal teams and clients to develop press releases

• Developed strategic, client-focused proposals for sales prospects
• Drafted and edited content, collaborating with internal functional groups and sales executives toensure win themes were thoroughly incorporated
• Prepared sales presentations and other key sales documents
• Managed internal projects and initiatives by managing cross-functional teams, facilitatingmeetings, and ensuring action items and deadlines were met
• Managed end-to-end roll-out of new software to over 2,000 employees across three sites
• Executed first direct mail campaign for the company, which resulted in sales executiveconversations with over 50% of the executives targeted

• Wrote and edited all content in proposals
• Managed the opportunity review, solution design, solution assurance, and solution deliveryprocesses, including facilitating meetings with C-level executives
• Scheduled and facilitated all meetings throughout the proposal development process, includingsolution discussions with key functional groups
• Facilitated internal contract negotiation meetings to discuss business and operational issues incontracts and statements of work
• Ensured MSA, statements of work, and pricing schedules were aligned with proposal submission
• Engaged with client to ensure thorough communication during contract discussions

• Promoted from technical editor to proposal manager position within two months
• Worked with sales team and solution architects to develop proposals for various lines ofbusiness, including help desk, hardware and software installation services, and storage solutions